1822 results for "Pods":

Members (3)      News (1472)      Projects (189)      Other (158)     

Canadian developer plans world’s tallest timber tower for Vancouver

http://mail.offsitehub.co.uk/industry-news/international-news/canadian-developer-plans-worlds-tallest-timber-tower-for-vancouver/

Vancouver developer Delta Land Corporation is planning to challenge for the title of world's tallest timber tower with a mass timber, Passive House design by US architect Perkins + Will.

The Canada Earth Tower is intended for...

Read more

The 'Lego' trend in architecture

http://mail.offsitehub.co.uk/industry-news/international-news/the-lego-trend-in-architecture/

In the age of hyper-globalization, it seems that pretty much anything can be outsourced. Well, not anything. I mean, you couldn't build an American hotel or apartment building in China or Eastern Europe, right?

In the city of...

Read more

Spain looks to modular homes

http://mail.offsitehub.co.uk/industry-news/international-news/spain-looks-to-modular-homes/

AEDAS Homes, the first major Spanish homebuilder to champion offsite construction, has successfully launched Merian in Torrejon de Ardoz, a municipality of 136,000 people 20 minutes from Madrid. Merian is the first large-scale modular development...

Read more

Forget the Big Bang - it's the big offsite construction boom that deserves your attention

http://mail.offsitehub.co.uk/industry-news/international-news/forget-the-big-bang-its-the-big-offsite-construction-boom-that-deserves-your-attention/

Welcome to the final in a series of three articles focused on how integration - combining products, processes and vocational expertise - is helping designers and builders create higher quality structures more efficiently. In our third...

Read more

"Aircon unit that fits in a wall”: Prefab start-up Katerra launches new products

http://mail.offsitehub.co.uk/industry-news/international-news/aircon-unit-that-fits-in-a-wall-prefab-start-up-katerra-launches-new-products/

Katerra, the SoftBank-backed technology company aiming to "redefine construction" with prefabrication, launched new products in Las Vegas on Monday.

An integrated power kit, self-tinting windows and an air-conditioning unit that...

Read more

Skender hires Stacy Scopano as chief technology officer

http://mail.offsitehub.co.uk/industry-news/international-news/skender-hires-stacy-scopano-as-chief-technology-officer/

Skender, a vertically integrated design, construction and manufacturing firm based in Chicago, has hired Stacy Scopano as chief technology officer. Scopano will be charged with ensuring Skender is continually evolving its technological...

Read more

Architects urge government to consider environmental cost of timber building restrictions

http://mail.offsitehub.co.uk/industry-news/international-news/architects-urge-government-to-consider-environmental-cost-of-timber-building-restrictions/

Engineered timber products such as cross-laminated timber must be exempt from the UK government's ban on combustible cladding materials, as they are essential in the global battle against climate change, say architects.

Waugh Thistleton...

Read more

21-story modular hotel opened in NYC said to be tallest in US

http://mail.offsitehub.co.uk/industry-news/international-news/21-story-modular-hotel-opened-in-nyc-said-to-be-tallest-in-us/

Dive Brief:

The CitizenM Bowery hotel, which opened in New York City in September, is the tallest modular hotel in the U.S., according to designer DeSimone Consulting Engineers. The 100,000-square-foot hotel, which was originally...

Read more

Modular hotel stacks up in South Lake Union

http://mail.offsitehub.co.uk/industry-news/international-news/modular-hotel-stacks-up-in-south-lake-union/

264 rooms were built in Europe and assembled in Seattle

Modular buildings, which are constructed offsite in segments before being assembled onsite, are gaining popularity as an affordable and sustainable solution for private homes, but are...

Read more

When hotels should consider modular bathrooms

http://mail.offsitehub.co.uk/industry-news/international-news/when-hotels-should-consider-modular-bathrooms/

As the cliché goes, “time is money.” Hotel developers know this well, especially when construction delays cause property openings to slip by months, increasing their loan carrying costs and delaying revenue generation from guests. To streamline...

Read more